Main area Adult/general - Community Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Evenings and nights) Job ref 301-VA-25-6981485
Employer Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site South Alliance Out of Hours Town Cannock Salary £29970.00 - 36483.00 Closing 11/03/2025 23:59
Integrated Out of Hours Community Staff Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 NMC Registered Nurse to join our Out of Hours Community Nursing team in the North/Central/South Staffordshire Divisions of our Trust. We have vacancy available in all areas.
We are looking for a flexible, dedicated, and compassionate nurse to further enhance the high-quality patient experience already offered by our community teams.
You need to have a commitment to providing care in patients' own homes, be able to work on your own initiative and work well within a team demonstrating a wide range of clinical skills. Community services are admitting patients with a more complex acuity than ever before with increasingly specialist treatment requiring care from highly skilled staff.
You will also have an opportunity to undertake training and development to ensure you are well equipped for the role, with opportunity to advance further. Extensive in-house support is available from the team's own clinical lead.
The Out of Hours District Nursing service offers flexible working and shift patterns to suit many different lifestyles. The shifts cover 7 days per week evenings and nights to fully embrace the ethos and values of patient-centered care. The team is friendly and supportive, with a key focus on staff wellbeing and safety.
Due to the nature of the role and the geographical area covered, you will require a valid driving licence and access to a car.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 5 Nurse, you will be responsible for the delivery of care to patients who are in their own homes or residential homes, and/or delivery of care to patients within a clinic setting where these are available and appropriate. You will provide assessment of care/support needs and in the development, implementation, and evaluation of care/support packages.
The care/support plans may include the following:
* Promoting independence/self-management and maintaining safety
* Increased functional ability
* Improvement in health and wellbeing including mental health
* Interventions in disease/condition management
* Prevention and reduction of health inequalities
As part of this role, you will be expected to:
* Prioritise treatment and care for individuals according to their health status and needs
* Provide palliative and end of life symptom management
* Catheter management and procedures
* Long term condition management
* Prevention of hospital admission
* Undertake Tissue Viability Risk Assessment
* Supervisory responsibilities as required (e.g. work allocation) and may have some responsibility for service developments.
Working for our organisation
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by:
* Supporting your career development and progression.
* Options for flexible working
* Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
* Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
* If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
* Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
* Salary sacrifice car – fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI, and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
* Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
* Free car parking at all trust sites
* Free flu vaccination every year
* Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one-off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of this role please see the attached full job description and person specification.
Person specification
* Evidence of/willing to undertake post-registration training relevant to the post
* Experience in the delivery of healthcare Relevant placements including surgical, medical, palliative care
Job requirements
* UK Car and driving licence
* Evidence of clinical knowledge relevant to the post, with knowledge of care planning. Understanding of Information Governance, Data Protection, NMC standards, and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
* Flexibility to work across 7 days
* Basic IT skills
* Community Nursing experience
* Awareness of standardised assessments and outcome measures. Awareness of relevant NSF’s and NICE guidance
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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